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Age of Exploration Unit Test

This document is a unit test on the Age of Exploration. It contains matching questions to test vocabulary words like vessel, native, equator, colony, expedition, navigate, and magnetic compass. There are also short answer questions asking students to explain the interactions between Native Americans and Europeans, describe an important good discovered and its uses, compare technology advancements over time, name an important colony and why, and identify leading countries and why. As a bonus, students are asked to argue which explorer contributed most during this era.

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Age of Exploration Unit Test

This document is a unit test on the Age of Exploration. It contains matching questions to test vocabulary words like vessel, native, equator, colony, expedition, navigate, and magnetic compass. There are also short answer questions asking students to explain the interactions between Native Americans and Europeans, describe an important good discovered and its uses, compare technology advancements over time, name an important colony and why, and identify leading countries and why. As a bonus, students are asked to argue which explorer contributed most during this era.

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Age of Exploration Unit Test

Name__________________

Date ___________________

Matching: Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition.


A. Vessel
B. Native

1. An area that is controlled by or belongs to a


country and is usually far away from it
2. An imaginary circle around the earth everywhere
equally distant from the north pole and the south pole

C. Equator

3. To travel by water

D. Colony

4. A ship

E. Magnetic Compass

5. Born in a particular place or country

F. Expedition

6. A journey or trip undertaken for a specific


purpose

G. Navigate

7. A tool that shows which direction is North

Short Answers: Please answer the following the questions in detail.


1. Explain one positive and one negative effect of the interactions between the Native
Americans and Europeans.

2. Describe a good/resource that was discovered during the Age of Exploration and the
importance of this good and what it is used for.

3. Explain the advancements in technology during this time by comparing and contrasting a
tool from earlier on in this time period to another tool that was developed years later.

4. Name one colony that was discovered during the Age of Exploration and explain the
importance of the colony during this time.

5. Which country (ies) took the lead during the Age of Exploration? How? Why?

***BONUS QUESTION: Which explorer do you believe contributed the most during the Age of
Exploration? List AT LEAST four reasons why you feel this explorer is the most important, as
well as stating the country that this explorer came from. (write your answer on the back)

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